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The years between between the ancient world of Greece and Rome.
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This document created an outline for singing because it used a four line staff and incorporated sight singing syllables. This was the first document that utilized these kinds of techniques.
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The birth and death dates of Hildegard. She was born into nobility, but promised to the church at a young age.
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This document laid the groundwork for modern notation, most notably meter changes.
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This period was a rebirth or rediscovery of ancient Greek culture through arts and culture.
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Legend is that Palestrina saved polyphony from being condemned by the Council of Trent by writing this piece of music. It was a six-voice mass that was reverent in spirit and “attentive to the words.”
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This piece of music was revolutionary because it was written for specific instruments and it introduced dynamics. In the past composers specified neither dynamic or instruments, so this was the first piece in history to designate them.
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The most influential publication of any music in the early 18th century. Popularized the Italian Concerto throughout Europe.
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The most influential of theorized works and became basis for teaching functional harmony.
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Demonstrates the possibilities for playing in all keys using an instrument tuned in near-equal temperament.
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He was a master swordsman who was also one of France’s best composers, conductors, and violinists. US President John Adams called him “the most accomplished man in Europe.” This was notable for the time because he was a black man.
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